HSS Storage System Administrator

Job Description

HSS Storage Systems Administrator

Manchester or Gloucester will be on site 5 days per week.

Due to security vetting requirements candidates must be eligible for or currently hold clearance. Candidates must be sole UK national/British citizen and resided in the UK for 10 years and over.

DXC Technology is committed to building diverse, inclusive teams. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage interest from women, underrepresented groups, and neurodivergent candidates. We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the hiring process and are dedicated to creating a supportive, accessible environment for everyone.

At DXC Technology, delivering excellence for our customers and colleagues is more than just a motto, it's something we strive towards constantly through our work. Every day we deliver mission critical services in a secure environment whilst promoting our people first agenda, a real sense of community and a healthy work‑life balance. Our consistently positive customer feedback and continuous growth helps us cement our place as one of the world’s leading IT solutions enterprises, helping us deliver services and solutions in both challenging and exciting situations.

One of our platinum accounts has an opening for a Storage System Administrator to join the team. The successful candidate will work within multiple teams and will be innovative and analytical with a good eye for detail. Your role will include implementing standards, policies, and procedures for continual service improvement.

• Provide first and second level technical support on incidents and problems
• Monitor overall system performance and ensure smooth system functionality
• Create, maintain, and utilise documentation
• Assist building compliance with our processes and policies
• Ensure steady storage provisioning, protection of data, and adherence to compliance

• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Working to ITIL best practices
• Desire to improve processes, looking for the root cause of a problem
• Willingness to both share your knowledge and learn from others
• A proactive approach towards looking for risks and problems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An ability to adapt quickly and work in an agile fashion

• Knowledge of Net App, HP, and/or Dell EMC, File, Block and Object storage systems
• Knowledge of backup technologies
• Knowledge of Fibre Channels switches from Cisco and/or Brocade
• Exposure to SAN protocols such as CIFS, NFS and iSCSI Fibre channel
• Foundational experience in cloud technologies including AWS and Microsoft Azure
• Experience in solution architecture is not necessary but would be useful
• Knowledge of migration tools
• Knowledge of implementing storage array OS and firmware upgrades

• Competitive compensation
• Pension scheme
• DXC Select - Our comprehensive benefits package (includes private health/medical insurance, childcare vouchers, gym membership and more)
• Perks at Work (discounts on technology, groceries, travel and more)
• DXC incentives (recognition tools, employee lunches, regular social events etc)

At DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritises in‑person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We're committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.